The Humanitas Forum

It’s quite likely that more people have been shamed out of their faith than have been argued out of it.  But when most Christians think of defending the faith, they think of making arguments.  The everyday challenges from …

Commencement speakers at secular colleges don’t usually deliver sermons.  But sometimes they do, even though they call them “commencement addresses” and they don’t cite scripture.  What these rare individuals do—along with a few poets, musicians, novelists, film makers …

“The Christian faith contributed decisively to the rise of the modern world, but it has been undermined decisively by the modern world it helped to create. The Christian faith has become its own gravedigger.”

In light of this terse …

“How often to blog?”  Now, that’s the question.

Since beginning The Humanitas Forum blog in early July, I’ve kept a good pace, usually posting five time a week.   That is, until the last couple weeks.  With …

Leisure, not work, is what life is all about.  We work for the weekend and the next vacation.  And long-range, a comfortable retirement is the reason for work.  Work is not done as an end in itself. …

The primary spiritual illness afflicting the culture is the loss of an active belief in absolute truth that transcends the immanent realm or present temporal world. Transcendence, as it will be used here, refers to belief in absolute truth …

Can the West be converted?  This question was asked in 1985 by Lesslie Newbigin, a retired missionary who had spent almost forty years in India.  Although many would not consider Newbigin an Evangelical, his insights into the challenges …

How do you build a thriving church in one of the most secular metropolitan centers of the world, New York City?  Does it require programs and techniques that appeal to postmodern young adults?  Does it require a certain …

[T]he cross comes before the crown and tomorrow is a Monday morning. A cleft has opened in the pitiless walls of the world, and we are invited to follow our great Captain inside. The following Him is, of course, the …

The Internet is an integral part of life for most of us.  We send e-mail, we text, we surf, we Skype, we watch YouTube, we buy and we sell.  But do we understand how this computer-mediated world impacts …